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Malbec in Argentina

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⚠ MALBEC IS FRENCH. It is a Cahors and Bordeaux variety, brought to Mendoza by the French agronomist Michel Aimé Pouget in 1853 at the invitation of the provincial government. It then largely collapsed in France after phylloxera and frost — the catastrophic Cahors frost of 1956 above all — while thriving in Mendoza’s high, dry, sunny conditions, where it produces something quite unlike its French form. ⚠ SO: FRENCH IN ORIGIN, ARGENTINE IN DEVELOPMENT, and both halves of that are recorded. Argentine Malbec World Day is 17 April, marking Pouget’s 1853 project.

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  • Malbec is a French variety of Cahors and Bordeaux, introduced to Mendoza by Michel Aimé Pouget in 1853 under provincial sponsorship. It declined in France after phylloxera and the 1956 Cahors frost while flourishing in Argentina, where it developed a distinct character. Its French origin and its Argentine development are both recorded. documented
  • Michel Aimé Pouget brings Malbec to Mendoza at the invitation of the provincial government. documented
  • The Cahors frost devastates Malbec in its French homeland while the variety flourishes in Mendoza. documented

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  • originates from French documented

    Malbec is a French variety from Cahors and Bordeaux, brought to Mendoza in 1853; its Argentine development is separate and equally documented.

  • part of Argentine Wine documented

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